An Israeli firm is sending zero-click spyware through online ads(theverge.com)
211 points by drewfax | 88 comments
The Verge news article reporting researchers found an Israeli firm delivering zero-click spyware through targeted online advertising.
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AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware(citizenlab.ca)
452 points by jcomp | 592 comments
Citizen Lab research report on how Israeli firm Discover-Tech used targeted digital advertising as a delivery pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware.
Hackers abuse Google Ads, Bing redirects to push Claude ClickFix attacks(bleepingcomputer.com)
23 points by PicardManeuver | 8 comments
BleepingComputer news article on hackers using Google Ads and Bing redirects to lure users into Claude-themed ClickFix malware attacks.
Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?(atomic14.com)
891 points by iamflimflam1 | 384 comments
A blog post on atomic14 asking why Google continues to serve scam or malicious ads despite reports.
Google-hosted malvertising leads to fake Keepass site that looks genuine(arstechnica.com)
334 points by bovem | 173 comments
Ars Technica article on a Google-hosted malicious ad leading to a convincing fake KeePass download site with a look-alike URL and valid TLS certificate.